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2014 has been another busy construction season for the City of Homer. The Homer Port and Harbor is undergoing major improvements, including new floats, power pedestals, a new ramp and harbormaster's office. Many new trails have been put in such as the Boardwalk and Coal Point Trail that extend the popular Homer Spit Trail to the end of the Spit. Parks have seen improvements - the old picnic shelter at Karen Hornaday Park was relocated and Bishops Beach parking lot was paved. For a complete account of improvements, click here.

The Police and Fire Department buildings have become functionally obsolete. They no longer can adequately support the essential services that these departments provide; and improved facilities are needed to allow the departments to meet the needs of a growing community. A committee has been established by the Council to oversee efforts to identify alternatives and make recommendations.

Washington D.C.-based Environmental Working Group provoked a national controversy recently when it released a study that found levels of hexavalent chromium, commonly referred to as chromium-6, in 31 cities that was higher than the health goal proposed last year by the state of California.